Jumanji Sequel In Talks With Awkwafina

The upcoming sequel to 2017’s popular Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle may see its cast grow and include the rapper-turned-actress Awkwafina. According to Variety, Awkwafina, whose real name is Nora Lum, is in talks to appear in the sequel.

Awkwafina had a big year in 2018, having appeared in popular movies like Crazy Rich Asians and Ocean’s 8.

All the major stars of the 2017 Jumanji movie–Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan–are all expected to come back for the sequel. What’s more, director Jake Kasdan, who is the son of legendary Star Wars writer Lawrence Kasdan, is returning as well.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle made $962 million worldwide, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2017, and a sure candidate for a sequel. In June 2018, The Rock confirmed that the sequel was officially underway. He said at the time, perhaps jokingly, that Kevin Hart’s character will die in the first 15 seconds.

Plot details are under wraps for the Jumanji sequel, but The Rock teased that Kasdan gave a “dynamite pitch” for the plot. The film hits theatres in December 2019.

The Rock and Kasdan are also working together on a new Netflix movie called John Henry and the Statesman.

Gotham: Final Season Premiere Review

Warning: Full spoilers for the Gotham: Season 5 premiere follow…

Gotham kicks off its shortened final season with one hell of a tease: a fateful day, over a year from the start of this “No Man’s Land” arc, where Riddler, Penguin, Jim, and Harvey – the heroes and villains – team up to take on an attacking army. It’s a pretty awesome opening beat and one that definitely helps shape the show’s last run (even though the final final episode will take place 10 years in the future).

We’ve got a lot of interesting things coming. Bane will pop up at some point. Jeremiah will return. Everything will wrap up with a massive firefight. Unfortunately, none of that’s happening yet and “Year Zero” feels sort of flat as a premiere. Granted, it contains a lot of set up and catch up, but even once the story elements kick in, nothing grabs hold the way it should.

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Save on Bowflex Adjustable Dumbbells and More Fitness Equipment

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If you’re a regular gym-goer, you’ve definitely noticed the workout room gets a little more crowded this time of year. Everyone is barreling head-first into their fitness goals for the new year. If you’d rather not mess with a gym membership, or you don’t feel comfortable at the gym, there are a lot of great ways to get in shape and save money with deals on home fitness equipment.

If you made a New Year’s resolution to increase your level of fitness, I applaud you. Even if it you didn’t make it a resolution, having some equipment around is a great way to motivate you to get into better shape while you watch The Office on Netflix again.

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Henry Cavill Poses in Loving Homage to Jason Momoa’s Aquaman

Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in the current run of DC movies, posted a humorous selfie to congratulate his Justice League co-star Jason Momoa on the success of his Aquaman solo movie.

The actor posted a selfie of himself partially submerged in dark water and holding a fork close to the camera on his personal Instagram account.

The fork is clearly meant to poke fun at Aquaman’s signature trident weapon and in the caption, Cavill jokingly asks Momoa, “How’d I do?”

Cavill also congratulates Momoa and the rest of the team who worked on Aquaman: “Jason, James and everyone involved in that movie, smashes it out of the (water)park. If you haven’t seen it yet, go check it out.

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Black Mirror Bandersnatch Actor Will Poulter Leaves Twitter

Actor Will Poulter, who played the star video game designer on the buzzy choose-your-own-adventure Black Mirror episode, Bandersnatch, has announced he’s reconsidering how he uses social media in the wake of his “recent experiences.” He said he’s taking a “step back” from Twitter to focus on his mental health.

In a statement released on Twitter, Poulter said he thanked everyone for watching Bandersnatch, and added that he accepts “all criticisms.” He’s stepping away from social media due to his “recent experiences.” Though Poulter didn’t mention any specific experience, he may be referring to the reaction on social media to his character, a game designer named Colin Ritman who has some interesting ideas about the way the world works and conspiracy theories.

“In light of my recent experiences I am choosing to take a step back, of sorts, from Twitter. Before I do, I’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to everybody who has watched Bandersnatch and for their responses (whatever they may be) to the material we created. I accept all criticisms and it’s been a delight to learn that so many of you enjoyed what many people worked very hard to produce,” he said.

The statement continues: “As we all know there is a balance to be struck in our engagements with social media. There are positives to enjoy and inevitable negatives that are best avoided. It’s a balance I have struggled with for a while now and in the interest of my mental health I feel the time has come to change my relationship with social media.”

Poulter said he’ll continue to use social media to advocate for the various charitable organisations he works with for things like anti-bullying, but apart from that, it appears the actor is done with social media for now.

“I don’t want to appear unappreciative of all the amazing support I have received online for which I am genuinely so grateful, nor do I want my disengagement with social media to be at the expense of any of the organisations I am lucky to work with,” he said. “I am privileged to have this platform. I hope that this shift to reduce my personal expression and increase the focus on issues that matter will result in a better outcome for everyone. This is not the end. Consider it an alternative path.”

Poulter’s first major role was in Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader in 2010. He’s since gone on to appear in the Oscar-winning movie The Revenant, along with The Maze Runner and Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit.

In other news about Bandersnatch, Netflix has released a pair of neat behind-the-scenes features in which writer Charlie Brooker, some of the actors, and other creatives talk about how they made the unique episode that lets you choose how events play out.

As you can clearly tell, Bandersnatch was no small endeavour. It required a lot of work, and the extended production time led to a delay for Black Mirror Season 5.